diff --git a/defaults/main.yml b/defaults/main.yml
index 0764e9a..d655752 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/defaults/main.yml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ opensearch_user: opensearch
 opensearch_base_install_dir: /opt/opensearch
 opensearch_config_dir: '{{ opensearch_base_install_dir }}/config'
 opensearch_plugins_dir: '{{ opensearch_base_install_dir }}/plugins'
-opensearch_disabled_plugins_dir: '{{ opensearch_base_install_dir }}/disabled-plugins'
+opensearch_disabled_plugins_dir: '/opt/opensearch-disabled-plugins'
 opensearch_bin_dir: '{{ opensearch_base_install_dir }}/bin'
 
 opensearch_cluster_name: 'Opensearch Cluster'
diff --git a/tasks/main.yml b/tasks/main.yml
index 722fc57..1c45ed1 100644
--- a/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/tasks/main.yml
@@ -80,6 +80,12 @@
         creates: '{{ opensearch_disabled_plugins_dir }}/opensearch-security'
       when: not opensearch_security_enabled
 
+    - name: Manage the security plugin
+      command: mv  {{ opensearch_disabled_plugins_dir }}/opensearch-security {{ opensearch_plugins_dir }}/opensearch-security
+      args:
+        creates: '{{ opensearch_plugins_dir }}/opensearch-security'
+      when: opensearch_security_enabled
+
   tags: ['opensearch', 'opensearch_plugins']
 
 - name: Opensearch configuration